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The best way to learn everyday phrases and common idioms in French is by binge watching shows where the dialogs and conversations are not complicated. I also like that it helps to get to know the French culture. Even though they do speak fast, it’s still a great possibility to learn new words, to understand better.
Here is the list of my favorite shows.
Au
service de la France
In 1960 the French intelligence service hires André Merlaux. He has much to learn to serve and defend the interests of France. Three officials must adequately train him to execute delicate and sometimes outlandish operations, as Merlaux discovers the intricacies of government and navigates diplomatic incidents.
Baron
Noir
A political and judicial saga of Philippe Rickwaert, member of Parliament and mayor of Dunkerque who is driven by an irrepressible thirst for personal revenge.
Braquo
Four police officers have their lives turned upside down when their colleague committed suicide, following a case in which he is unfairly blamed. They then cross the "yellow line", not hesitating to circumvent the law to achieve their purposes in order to wash the honor of their friend Max.
Candice Renoir
A mother of four and divorced for ten years, Candice Renoir makes an unlikely detective. She and her team takes on some of France's most difficult cases.
Cherif
The adventures and misadventures of Captain Kader Cherif. He has an eccentric way to solve cases with his by-the-book new partner.
Dix
pour cent
At a Parisian talent firm, the agents scramble to keep their star clients happy and their business afloat. They juggle one situation to another in circumstances that blend their personal and professional lives.
Engrenages
Follow the adventures of a French justice team comprising of police personnel and prosecutors as they try to solve some of the toughest criminal cases of the city.
Fais pas ci, Fais pas ça
Two neighboring families compete against each other in an eco-habits contest and in instilling good habits to the children.
Glacé
A dark mystery stirs a small town in the French Pyrenees after a group of workers discover a headless body of a horse. Commandant Martin Servaz dives into the investigation and begins to unravel a dark story with years of history.
La
Forêt
When a teenaged girl disappears from a village near the
Ardennes Forest, local police, and a concerned teacher begin to uncover a web of
unsettling secrets.
La Trêve
A police detective mourning a painful loss moves back to his
hometown, only to be drawn into a murder case that alludes to dark secrets.
Amid a devastating fire in 1897 Paris, three women see their destinies turned upside down by forbidden love, identity theft, betrayal and emancipation.
Le
Bureau des Légende
Based on real accounts and inspired by contemporary events, this show follows the daily lives and missions of members of the country's external security service.
Le
Chalet
When friends gather at a remote chalet in the French Alps for a summer getaway, they become caught in a deadly trap when a dark secret from the past comes to light. Following a series of accidents, the group becomes paranoid upon realizing that they must be related.
Les petits
meurtres d'Agatha Christie
Set in northern France in the 1930s, Commissaire Jean Larosière and his hapless junior officer Inspecteur unravel a series of complicated murder cases to reveal the killers.
Les Revenants
In a small Alpine village, a group of men, women, and children is in a state of confusion as they try to return to their homes after years of being away. What they don't know is that no one is expecting their arrival because they have been dead for several years.
Les Témoins
This French crime series explores the dark realms of the human mind with themes of vengeance.
The everyday lives of three friends from disadvantaged backgrounds who try to cope with their difficult reality.
Mafiosa
By the will of her murdered uncle, the Corsican mafia boss, the clan's lawyer suddenly finds herself the head of the clan. She learns how to assert herself in a very violent world and becomes a respected, but also hated, woman in a world of men, murder, and criminality.
Un si grand
soleil
Claire is shocked when she is arrested for the murder of her childhood friend after her return to Montpellier. Her only option to defend herself remains in revealing all the secrets of her past.
Unité
9
A widow and mother of two children is in a women's prison in Lietteville. She wants to know about the women with whom she will spend her time now in jail.
Une Chance de Trop
A doctor finds herself trapped in a web of ruthless criminals when she hunts for her kidnapped infant daughter.
Une Famille formidable
Following the evolution and experiences of a family through the years.
Zone Blanche
A police inspector investigates a string of murders in a town
where the murder rate is six times higher than the rest of the country.
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